Published October 18, 2024

Where There’s Smoke

Each day felt like this: joyful and afraid.

In Vermont, we swam in gorgeous lakes. But just a few days later, a flood caused by tropical cyclone rains washed away many homes.

we talk about climate change like it's in the future, but it's now.

A series of gray and black clouds

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Reflections on the climate crisis during a roadtrip across America.

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